Florida Gators picked to finish 5th in SEC East

HOOVER, Ala. — The Florida Gators were picked to finish fifth in the SEC East in 2015 after the votes were tallied at SEC Media Days. The Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide were selected to win their divisions but the Auburn Tigers were picked to win he SEC.

It was the first time in the 23-year history in the poll that the media were divided on divisional champion and overall SEC Champion. Auburn received 96 SEC Championship votes, while the Alabama was close behind with 80.

Alabama, however, was picked to win the SEC Western Division with 1,405 total points, while Auburn was second with 1,362. Alabama received 92 first-place votes in the West, while Auburn collected 108. The Crimson Tide won the Western Division vote due to receiving just three votes for fourth place or lower in the Western Division, while Auburn received 26 such votes. Points were awarded on a 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale.

About Nick de la Torre

A South Florida native, Nick developed a passion for all things sports at a very young age. His love for baseball was solidified when he saw Al Leiter’s no-hitter for the Marlins live in May of 1996. He was able to play baseball in college but quickly realized there isn’t much of a market for short, slow outfielders that hit around the Mendoza line. Wanting to continue with sports in some capacity he studied journalism at the University of Central Florida. Nick got his first start in the business as an intern for a website covering all things related to the NFL draft before spending two seasons covering the Florida football team at Bleacher Report. That job led him to GatorCountry. When he isn’t covering Gator sports, Nick enjoys hitting way too many shots on the golf course, attempting to keep up with his favorite t.v. shows and watching the Heat, Dolphins and Marlins. Follow him on twitter @NickdelatorreGC

HOOVER, Ala. — The Florida Gators were picked to finish fifth in the SEC East in 2015 after the votes were tallied at SEC Media Days. The Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide were selected to win their divisions but the Auburn Tigers were picked to win he SEC.

It was the first time in the 23-year history in the poll that the media were divided on divisional champion and overall SEC Champion. Auburn received 96 SEC Championship votes, while the Alabama was close behind with 80.

Alabama, however, was picked to win the SEC Western Division with 1,405 total points, while Auburn was second with 1,362. Alabama received 92 first-place votes in the West, while Auburn collected 108. The Crimson Tide won the Western Division vote due to receiving just three votes for fourth place or lower in the Western Division, while Auburn received 26 such votes. Points were awarded on a 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale.

– Predicted order of finish – – East –

Georgia Tennessee Missouri South Carolina Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt

– West–

Alabama Auburn LSU Arkansas Ole Miss Texas A&M Mississippi State

SEC Champion Auburn

Nick de la TorreNickde la Torrenick@gatorcountry.comAuthorA South Florida native, Nick developed a passion for all things sports at a very young age. His love for baseball was solidified when he saw Al Leiter’s no-hitter for the Marlins live in May of 1996. He was able to play baseball in college but quickly realized there isn’t much of a market for short, slow outfielders that hit around the Mendoza line. Wanting to continue with sports in some capacity he studied journalism at the University of Central Florida. Nick got his first start in the business as an intern for a website covering all things related to the NFL draft before spending two seasons covering the Florida football team at Bleacher Report. That job led him to GatorCountry. When he isn’t covering Gator sports, Nick enjoys hitting way too many shots on the golf course, attempting to keep up with his favorite t.v. shows and watching the Heat, Dolphins and Marlins. Follow him on twitter @NickdelatorreGCGatorCountry.com